Military deployed to Kampala as Uganda gets ready for general election

[Africanews - Africa] - 13/01/2026

President Yoweri Museveni and his political opponents in Uganda held their final rallies on Tuesday before an election that authorities will oversee with soldiers in the streets — deployments that have alarmed opposition figures who see signs of the authoritarianism they want to do away with.

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